Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal. Henry Ford 6 So built we the wall; and all the wall was joined together unto the half thereof: for the people had a mind to work. Nehemiah 4:6 How badly do you want it? Whenever we determine to accomplish something,…
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Plan to Progress: What Motivates You?
“A goal is a dream with a deadline.” Napoleon Hill “A dream without a goal is a wish. A goal without a plan is just a dream.” Unknown 28 From above the horse gate repaired the priests, every one over against his house. Nehemiah 3:28 What motivates you? Motivation is the key to reaching goals. If…
Planning 101: Share the Vision
Have you ever thought, “I am only one person”? Maybe it’s time to share the vision.
Planning 101: Courage to Ask
“If you are at a hard place in life, hesitant to ask for help, God invites you to ask Him so He can meet your need.” David Jeremiah “Courage, dear heart.” C. S. Lewis 25 Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor…
Planning 101: Prepare with Prayer
There are two kinds of people: those who say to God, ‘Thy will be done,’ and those to whom God says, ‘All right, then, have it your way.’ C. S. Lewis A man’s heart deviseth his way: but the Lord directeth his steps. Proverbs 16:9 What’s your New Year’s Resolution? Or are you a…
5th Advent Candle: The Magic of Christmas
“It means,” said Aslan, “that though the Witch knew the Deep Magic, there is a magic deeper still which she did not know. Her knowledge goes back only to the dawn of time. But if she could have looked a little further back, into the stillness and the darkness before Time dawned, she would have…
4th Candle: Peace in the Promise
“The Scriptures contain many stories of people who waited years or even decades before the Lord’s promises came to pass. What modern believers can learn from the patience of biblical saints like Abraham, Joseph, David, and Paul is that waiting upon the Lord has eternal rewards.” Charles Stanley 3 For the vision is yet for an…
3rd Advent Candle: Joy in Believing
“Seeing is believing, but, sometimes, the most real things in the world are the things we can’t see.” Polar Express 13 But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John. 14 And thou shalt have joy…
2nd Advent Candle: Faith and Expectations
“To wish was to hope, and to hope was to expect” Jane Austen, Sense and Sensibility 34 Then said Mary unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man? 35 And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow…
Advent: Hope Instead of Fear
“You fear the world too much,’ she answered gently. ‘All your other hopes have merged into the hope of being beyond the chance of its sordid reproach. I have seen your nobler aspirations fall off, one by one, until the master passion, Gain, engrosses you. Have I not?” ― Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol 4 In…